Hebrew Interlinear

Proverbs 23:6 Interlinear

“ Eat thou not the bread of him that hath an evil eye neither desire thou his dainty meats”

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Proverbs 23 with commentary

Word-by-Word Analysis

#	Original	Strong's	English	Definition
1	אַל	H408		not (the qualified negation, used as a deprecative); once (job 24:25) as a noun, nothing
2	תִּלְחַ֗ם	H3898	Eat	to feed on; figuratively, to consume
3	אֶת	H853		properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
4	לֶ֭חֶם	H3899	thou not the bread	food (for man or beast), especially bread, or grain (for making it)
5	רַ֣ע	H7451	of him that hath an evil	bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)
6	עָ֑יִן	H5869	eye	an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)
7	וְאַל	H408		not (the qualified negation, used as a deprecative); once (job 24:25) as a noun, nothing
8	תִּ֝תְאָ֗ו	H183	neither desire	to wish for
9	לְמַטְעַמֹּתָֽיו׃	H4303	thou his dainty meats	a delicacy

Proverbs 23:6 (current) Eat thou not the bread of him that hath an evil eye neither desire thou his dainty meats